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J. GOODIN,l MEANS FOR SEGURING THE INSIDE IINISHINGS OF HOUSES.

Patented Deo. 22, 1891.

n n am mwa Y o nii-*rnl STATES PATENT OFFICEl JoIfIN GooDIN, or BRAZIL,INDIANA.

MEANS FOR SECURINGTHE INSIDE FIF'NISHINGS OF HOUSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,472, dated December22, 1891.

Application filed November 21, 1890'. Serial No. 372,232. (No model.)

T0 all whom t may concern.'

- Beit known that I, JOHN GOODIN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident 0f Brazil, in the county of Clay and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for FasteningInterior House-Furnishings; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact descrip-l tion of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to Inake and use thesame, reference being vhadto the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthisspecilication.

Myinvention is in the nature of improved means for securing the insidefinishings of houses7 such as the trimmings or moldings around door orwindow frames', Washboard- 1ng,wainscoting, dac.; and it has for itsobject' to furnish means for that purpose whichwill permit of the readyand secure fastening of the trimmings and their easy removal whendesired. Y

With this object in view myinvention consists'in the improvedconstruction, arrangement, and combination of parts, hereinafter fullydescribed, and afterward specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front view of one of thefastenings or lockplates which I use in carrying out my invention. Fig.2 is a rear view thereof. Fig. 3 is aview of a window showing in dottedlines the positions of the lock -plates under the trimmings. Fig. is aview of thepart of the frame or jamb to which the lock-plates aresecured. Fig. 5 is an inside view of one of the side trimmings. Fig. 6is a View of a lock-plate for use in skeleton box frames. Fig. 7 is asection through such a frame with the plate applied. Fig. S is asectional View through a piece of weather-boarding with a moldingapplied to its upper edge ready to be secured to the wall, and Fig. 9 isa view of the saine part-s after rigidly securing them.

Like numerals of reference mark the same parts wherever they occur inthe various figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by' numerals, l is a locking-plate,which isusually of rectangular shape and is provided on its face with one 0rmore countersunk screvv-h0les 2. It

is also provided with a hole of the shapey sides of the long slot to.the bottom thereof.

This plate is secured t0 a door or window jamb or the Wall of a room, orto anyother surface to which a iinish is to be attached by screws 6 6passing through the countersunk holes 2, so that when'th'e plate issecured the heads of the screws will be iush with or below the surfaceof the plate, all as `clearly shown in Figs. 8 and 9.

In FigJt I show a face view of a door or window jamb 7, having suchlocking-plates applied thereto, to .which the side finishings 8 of'Figs.3 and 5 are to be secured, such side inishings being formed with agroove 9in their inner faces. screws 10 far enough to permit the headsto project sufficiently beyond the base of said groove to engage theheads in thekey-hole slots in the locking-plates. These grooves mayextend the Whole lengthfas in Fig. 5, or on partthereof, as -in Figs. 8and 9, and may be made longitudinally with uprightpieces, as in the'side finishiugs 8, or crosswise or transversely, as in the horizontaltop and bottom trimmings ll and l2 lin Fig. 3, or the Wash-boarding 13,asin Figs. Sand 9, the intention'being that their length shall extendvertically.

The plates being securedand the screws placed in the trimmings, asdescribed, to secure the trimmings it is only necessary to insert thescrew heads through the key -hole slots and press downward when thescrewheads will slide along the Wedging or inclined surfaces of theslot'until the inside face of the ltrimming is securely pressed againsttheface to which they are attached, all the fastening devices beinghidden from view in the grooves 9. Of course, the screws in the groovesmay be adjusted by turning in or out to secure a perfect iit.

When a finishing-strip is to be secured to IOO l ming 8. The top of asash-weight is shown a skeleton box-frame or over an opening of anykind, where it is convenient to have a parallel face, to which to securethe lockingplates, I make a form of locking-plate as shown in Figs. 6and 7. In these figures the locking part 1 is bent at right angles,forming two wings 14 15, the wing14 containing the screwholes 2 and thewing 15 the key-hole slot having round end 4, long slot 3, and inclinedplanes 5. The wing 14 is secured to the side 16 of the window-frame, andthis brings the wing in proper position to receive the trimat 17. i e

In Figs. 8 and 9 I show how my invention is applied to the securing ofwash-boarding to the Walls of a room, 13 being the wash-boarding, 18 thewall-line, and 19 the floor. f

When it is desired to secure an ornamenta molding 2O to the top of thewash-board, I lay the Wash-board 13 and molding 2O down on the iloor andsecure them together at a slight angle to each other by means of a metalstrip 2l. Ithen place them in the position shown in Fig. 8, with theupper edge of the molding 2O in contact with the wall and the screw 6entered into the round hole 4 of plate 1, as clearly shown in Fig. 8.Then by pressingdown the wash-board the screw will be wedged into theslot and the whole inner surface of the washboard 13 and molding 2O betightly pressed against the wall 18, leaving no crevices for harboringinsects or receiving dirt.

The advantages attending the use of my .invention will be apparent toany one using it. rlhe finish will not be marred in appearance orinjured by nails or screws, and as nothing but the wood will be visible,and no hammering of it be necessary, any suitable finish Orornamentationmay be placed upon it before putting it up, and there being vn0necessity for destroyingit in removing,y more valuable or beautifultrimming may be used, removed, or reused atwill.

When it is desired to repaper or otherwise ornament the walls of a room,the trimming mayberemoved, the papering or4 ornamentation made to extendslightly under it, and the trimming replaced, giving a much handsomerresult than is possible by working up to the edge of the trimming.

may also be removed when it is desired to repaint, stain, or varnish it,and such operation The trimming performed without possible injury to thepapering or ornamentation of the room.

Moldings may be secured lto the edges of the door and window trimming inthe s ame manner as to the wash-boarding, if so desired, in which casethere would be absolutely no harbor in the room for insects or vermin,all joints being entirely tight.

Should the wood shrink, so as to leave open cracks or` spaces, thetrimming may be removed, the screws 6 turned slightly in, and thetrimming tightly replaced.

`Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire, to secure by Letters Patent of the .United States, is

1. A fastening for the trimming of the interior of houses, consisting oflocking-plates 1, to be secured to the wall or other surface. providedwith key-hole slots/the longitudinal portions of which are provided withinclined inner sides, in combination with the trimmings provided withgrooves iii their inner faces, and screws entered in said trimmings insaid grooves with their heads projecting from the base of said grooves,but Within the line of said inner surfaces, to engage in the key-holeslots of the locking-plates, for the purposes set forth.

2. The locking-plate herein described, con sisting of two wings at rightangles to each other, one provided with screw-holes for ysecuring it tothe window-frame and the other with the key-hole slot, and screwsforengag-A ing in said slot, as set forth.-

3. The wash-board 13', provided with means for securing` it to the wall,in combination with the molding 2O at a slight angle to thewash-boarding, and the strip 21 for securing it in said position, as setforth.

v4. In combination with the wallor other surface 18, the locking-platessecured thereto, the wash-board, the molding 20 at an angle thereto, thestrip 21 by which it issecnredin said position, and the screw G,projecting inward fromtlie wash-board for engagingwiththelocking-plates, asset forth. VIn testimonywliereof Iaflixmysignaturein presence of two witnesses.

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